No nonresident person or corporation shall sell silverware or jewelry at auction in this state without first obtaining a license so to do as hereinafter provided. Every nonresident shall, before commencing to so sell any silverware or jewelry, apply to the clerk of the municipality in which the sale is proposed to be had, and obtain from him a license for the carrying on of the sale, which license shall only be issued upon the payment of one hundred dollars to such clerk for the use of said municipality. Any person or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
N.J.S. § 45:17-4